Nov 17, 2023
Marijuana And Guns On Wednesday, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a briefing in a case challenging the prohibition of marijuana users owning firearms out of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, United States v. Erik Matthew Harris, is one of many court cases challenging the federal prohibition on marijuana users possessing guns. Erik Harris was charged and convicted of being a person "who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance" and having a firearm. After the conviction, Harris's legal team filed an appeal claiming the law was unconstitutional. The DOJ Criminal Division has now filed its brief to the Circuit Court, and to many, it reads like the 1936 movie, "Reefer Madness." It is hard to distinguish between propaganda and fact in the government's briefing. The DOJ seems to conflate hard drugs with a drug that is legal in many states and is used by many medical patients, although it is still federally banne